Three befriend women online, cheat them of lakhs; arrested by Faridabad police

GURGAON: Faridabad police arrested three people, including two Nigerians, from Delhi on Saturday night for allegedly cheating more than 75 women after befriending them on dating and matrimonial apps and extorting money from them by concocting false stories.
The cyber police have recovered around Rs 2 crore from their bank account. Also, ATM cards, a laptop, 22 mobile phones and 58 national and international SIM cards have been recovered from them.
Police said a woman filed a complaint at the Cyber Crime police station on March 14 alleging that she was cheated of over Rs 10 lakh by a man she met on a matrimonial site.
“The accused introduced himself as Abhat Verma, a London-based businessman and the two started chatting frequently. After some days, he told her that he would meet her in January this year. On January 10, she started getting calls from the accused, who told her that he was caught by the customs officials as he was carrying US currency and demanded Rs 5 lakh from her for his release. The woman transferred the amount, but he again called to tell her that he needed more money. The victim then transferred Rs 5.5 lakh,” said DCP (central) Pooja Vashisth.
The Nigerians have been identified as Chinaeweze Anthony and Obiyora Yugin Oroluma, and their Indian accomplice Rahul Narang is a resident of Delhi. They were booked under IPC sections 419 and 420 (cheating).